Tg6 night dives

[coweyman]

I am using a tg6 with 2 sea&sea ysd2j strobes for night dive photography. I guess I am looking for hints or tricks on getting better shots. I have noticed without any light source you cannot focus the camera on the subject and auto focus doesn't always focus correctly. Is it better to have 1 strobe and 1 video light or do I use a flashlight to slightly illuminate the subject. What do?

 

[hedonist222]

You always need a focusing light - this simply means a continuous light (like a flash light) aimed at your subject.

Mount a cheap 1,000 lumen light to your housing.

 

[BoltSnap]

One of these two. Make sure that you have ALL parts to connect it to the cold shoe on the housing:

1200-Lumen Auto Flash Off + Red LEDSKU: AL1200RAFO-II | Bigblue Dive Lights

AL1200RAFO is a 1200-lumen video light with the "Auto Flash Off" and built-in red LED added features for the recreational photographer!

bigbluedivelights.com

Kraken Hydra 1500+ WSR Underwater Focus & Video Light

Kraken Hydra 1500+ WSR Underwater Focus & Video Light: This is the same light as the old Hydra 1200+, except we have added an Auto Flash Off feature. So when using it as a focus light it will automatically turn off when your strobe fires (if you want it to). Kraken Hydra 1500+ includes the YS...

www.backscatter.com

 

[tursiops]

Or spend a lot less money and get one of these:

Fantasea Nano Focus Light

High intensity ultra compact LED light, especially designed as a modeling light and to better enable the camera's auto focus.

www.backscatter.com

 

[coweyman]

You always need a focusing light - this simply means a continuous light (like a flash light) aimed at your subject.

Mount a cheap 1,000 lumen light to your housing.

I was holding a flashlight on the subject but holding the light in one hand and the camera in the other isn't the easiest. My housing doesn't have a mounting spot, just the two arms on the tray

 

[coweyman]

One of these two. Make sure that you have ALL parts to connect it to the cold shoe on the housing:

1200-Lumen Auto Flash Off + Red LEDSKU: AL1200RAFO-II | Bigblue Dive Lights

AL1200RAFO is a 1200-lumen video light with the "Auto Flash Off" and built-in red LED added features for the recreational photographer!

bigbluedivelights.com

Kraken Hydra 1500+ WSR Underwater Focus & Video Light

Kraken Hydra 1500+ WSR Underwater Focus & Video Light: This is the same light as the old Hydra 1200+, except we have added an Auto Flash Off feature. So when using it as a focus light it will automatically turn off when your strobe fires (if you want it to). Kraken Hydra 1500+ includes the YS...

www.backscatter.com

I have an ikelite housing g and it doesn't have a cold shoe. I only have the two upright arms on the camera tray

 

[Ukmc]

Or orcatorch zd710 - will allow you control the tightness of your spot for close up shots.
But yes, a number of continuous lights work well with Tg-6.

 

[tursiops]

I have an ikelite housing g and it doesn't have a cold shoe. I only have the two upright arms on the camera tray

You need a triple ball clamp, so you can put both the flash and the focus light on the same arm.

 

[coweyman]

I didn't even know this was an option. Yes I do need one of these, thanks

 

[BoltSnap]

My housing doesn't have a mounting spot, just the two arms on the tray

What housing are you using?

The Olympus housing has one: